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Check!

Bridesmaid dresses are ordered!  Check that one OFF the list!

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What we did with our snow day

Nik and I are really blessed to be working in the same school system!  So we both had yesterday off, which meant we could get some wedding stuff done.  So we registered at Bed Bath and Beyond, talked to a … Continue reading

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The bridesmaids’ dresses

Kristen and I had a very successful trip to DC last weekend.  We went to the Aria Dress showroom, tried on a bunch of dresses, and chose the color (fuschia with petal sashes), in silk shatung: Rachel, Kristen, Meggan and … Continue reading

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Overbooked!

Our church booked two weddings for 3:00 on June 23rd – ours and one other.  What you might call a HUGE fiasco.  We found out on Monday afternoon.  Basically the other couple didn’t follow the right channels for reserving the … Continue reading

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Things accomplished tonight

1.  Paid most of my bills for the month… 2.  …including my last car payment EVER!  HIP HIP HOORAY!! (At least for my Camry!) 3.  Bought Mom a plane ticket to come for Mother’s Day weekend and my bridal shower, … Continue reading

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My new clothes

In Greece, it’s traditional for the future mother-in-law to take the future daughter-in-law shopping for a new outfit.  So yesterday, Nik’s mom and I went shopping and here is what she bought me! From Ann Taylor: And, (after searching in … Continue reading

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And so it begins

Nik and I had our first pre-marital counseling session with Pastor Stan today.  Today was mostly spent telling our “how we met” story to Pastor Stan so he could get to know us a little bit better.  While our time … Continue reading

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Success

I bought my wedding dress (from Anderson Bridal in Anchorage)!!  It’s actually a really nice bridesmaid dress that I was able to order in white. I love it and the price was really reasonable too (since it was a bridesmaid … Continue reading

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Dead trees, bridal magazines and bridesmaids’ dresses

So tonight we took out the Christmas tree that Eric and Meggan purchased on November 24th.  Needless to say, it was really, really, really dead.  There were needles EVERYWHERE.  On their hardwood floor, it was pretty fun and easy to … Continue reading

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My new shoes

Dad gave me a beautiful sweater from REI for Christmas but it wasn’t really the right color.  So today we returned it and although I searched, I was unable to find another clothing item to replace it.  So instead, I … Continue reading

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